The Rod Stewart Picture Pages I Don't Want to Talk About It Background: “Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.” Rod Stewart British singer and songwriter Rod Stewart began his music career with the groups Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions, The Hoochie Coochie Men, Shotgun Express, The Jeff Beck Group and Faces before raising to fame as a soloist thanks to the 1971 platinum album “Every Picture Tells a Story,” which was a No. 1 album in the United Kingdom and United States. He continued to produce hit albums throughout the 1970s with “Never A Dull Moment” (1972), “Smiler” (1974), “Atlantic Crossing” (1975), “A Night On The Town” (1976) and “Blondes Have More Fun” (1978), which became his last U.S. chart topping release in 26 years.

Stewart enjoyed varied success during 1980s and 1990s and experienced a rebirth in the 2000s by singing pop standards from the “Great American Songbook.” He won his first Grammy Award for “Stardust: The Great American Songbook 3” (2004), his third album of Pop standards. The album also marked his first U.S. No. 1 hit release after “Blondes Have More Fun.” He had another chart topper with “Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time” (2006). During his long tenure in the industry, Stewart has produced a number of hit singles, including “Maggie May,” ”Reason to Believe” (1971), “You Wear It Well” (1972), “Sailing” (1975), “Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” (1976), “I Don't Want to Talk About It,” “The First Cut Is the Deepest” (1977), “Do Ya Think I'm Sexy” (1978) and “Baby Jane” (1983).

In the music industry since 1964, Steward was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 11, 2005, for his contribution to music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and the U.K. Music Hall of Fame in 2006. He was also awarded CBE in 2007. Rod the Mod Childhood and Family: Roderick David Stewart, professionally known as Rod Stewart, was born on January 10, 1945, in Highgate, London, England, to a Scottish father, Robert Joseph Stewart, and an English mother, Elsie Stewart. His father was a master builder and after he retired ran a news agent shop. The Stewart family lived over the shop. The youngest of five siblings, Rod has two brothers (Bob and Don) and two sisters (Mary and Peggy). All of his siblings were born while the family lived in Scotland years before they moved to Highgate. Rod was educated at Highgate Primary School and the William Grimshaw Secondary Modern School in Hornsey. Growing up in a family of soccer lovers, he became an avid fan of Arsenal F.C.

and excelled in the sport. He served as the captain of the soccer team at his school and also played for Middlesex Schoolboys. It was his family who introduced him to music when they became a fan of singer Al Jolson. Rod developed a love for rock and roll after he listened to Little Richard's hit “The Girl Can't Help It” (1956) and attended a concert of Bill Haley & His Comets. He got his first guitar at age 14 and joined his first group a year later. Rod quit school at age 15 and worked as a silk screen printer. At the urging of his father, he pursued professional soccer and became an apprentice with the Brentford F.C., in 1961. He soon grew bored, decided to leave the team and turned his attention toward music. On April 6, 1979, Rod married actress and former model Alana Hamilton Stewart (born Alana Kaye Collins on May 18, 1945), the ex-wife of actor George Hamilton.

They welcomed a daughter named Kimberly Stewart on August 21, 1979, and a son, Sean Stewart, on September 1, 1980, before divorcing in 1980. He then married actress/model Rachel Hunter (born on September 9, 1969) on December 15, 1990. The couple has two children, Renée Stewart (born on June 1, 1992) and Liam McAlister Stewart (born on September 4, 1994). Rod and his second wife became estranged in 1999 and divorced on November 2, 2006. He married model Penny Lancaster (born on March 15, 1971) on June 16, 2007. They have one son together, Alastair Wallace Stewart (born on November 27, 2005 in London). Rod also has two more daughters, Sarah Thubron Streeter (born in 1964, raised by adoptive parents) and Ruby Stewart (born in 1987) from previous relationships.

Rod is known by the nicknames Rod the Mod and Phyllis. Stardust Career: After having a series of odd jobs, Rod Stewart auditioned with legendary record producer Joe Meek in 1961, but the audition was unsuccessful. The next year, he played the harmonica for folk singer Wizz Jones who brought their act to Brighton, Paris and Barcelona. His journey ended in 1963 when Stewart was deported from Spain. During 1962, he also briefly joined The Ray Davies Quartet (later known as The Kinks) as their lead singer before fronting his own group, Rod Stewart & The Moontrekkers. The group, however, only had a short life. Back to London, Stewart made his professional debut in October 1963 when he was recruited as a harmonica player and temporary vocalist for the Birmingham based rhythm and blues group The Dimensions. After the group changed their name to Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions, with Jimmy Powell taking over lead vocals, Stewart was demoted to harmonica player. Tensions between the two later led to Stewart's departure from the group.

He next joined the Hoochie Coochie Men and made his recording debut (without label credit) on “Up Above My Head” in 1964. Later that same year, he signed to Decca Records as a soloist and recorded his first solo single in September 1964. His single, “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl,” was released in October 1964. After leaving The Hoochie Coochie Men, Stewart performed as a soloist during the late 1964 and early 1965, during which time he was occasionally supported by the band The Soul Agents. He scored a deal with EMI's Columbia label and released the single “The Day Will Come” and his remake of Sam Cooke's “Shake” in November 1965 and April 1966, respectively. In May 1966, Stewart joined Shotgun Express as a co-vocalist with Beryl Marsden. The group released one unsuccessful single in October before splitting up. He then joined the rock band The Jeff Beck Group, which was formed by former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck in 1967, as their vocalist.

He recorded two studio albums with the group (“Truth,” 1968) and “Beck-Ola,” 1969) before his exit in 1969. He was then reunited with former The Jeff Beck Group guitarist Ronnie Wood in the rock group Faces in 1969, which was founded by members of the Small Faces after the departure of their vocalist Steve Marriott. He would record four albums and tour extensively with the group until 1975, when they disbanded. Simultaneously, Stewart's solo career began to take off. His first solo album, “An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down,” was released in November 1969 in the U.S. by Mercury Records and February 1970 in the U.K. by Vertigo Records. Known in the U.S. as “The Rod Stewart Album,” the album peaked at No. 139 on the Billboard 200 and went gold in Canada. Following the release of Faces' first album, “First Step” (March 1970), Stewart launched his sophomore effort, “Gasoline Alley,” on June 1970. The album rose to No.

27 on the Billboard 200 and also charted in the U.K. at No. 62. It became his first platinum release in Canada. The album spawned one single with a remake of The Valentinos 1964 song “It's All Over Now,” which charted at No. 126. Stewart returned to Faces for their second album, “Long Player,” which was released in March 1971. Later that same year, he scored his first No.1 hit album with “Every Picture Tells a Story,” which he produced. Released in the U.S. in May 1971, the album, a mix of rock, country, blues, soul, and folk, became a chart topper in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. The single “Maggie May,” which was co-written by Stewart, rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed in the position for five weeks. It also went to No. 1 on the U.K. Singles chart and No, 11 in Germany.

His version of Tim Hardin's “Reason to Believe,” released as a double A-side with “Maggie May,” rose to No.1 in the U.K. and No. 62 in the U.S. The album scored an additional Billboard Hot 100 hit with the cover single “(I Know) I'm Losing You,” which went to No. 24 on the chart. The third album of Faces, “A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse,” followed in November 1971. In July 1972, Stewart released the studio album “Never a Dull Moment,” which peaked at No. 1 in the U.K. and No. 2 in the U.S. It contained three U.K. Top 10 singles with “You Wear It Well” (#1, #13 US), “Angel” (#4, #40 US) and “What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)” (#4). The album eventually earned gold certification in the U.S.

The following year, Stewart and Faces launched their fourth and final album, “Ooh La La,” and in August 1973, he released his first compilation album, “Sing It Again Rod,” which went to No. 1 on the U.K. Albums chart and No.31 in the Billboard 200. The album went gold in the U.S. and platinum in Canada. After the live album “Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners” (credited to Rod Stewart/Faces, January 10, 1974), Stewart released the album “Smiler” in October 1974. It was a No. 1 hit album in the U.K. and made the Top 20 in the U.S. (#13). The singles “Farewell” and “Mine for Me” were also hits. The follow up album, “Atlantic Crossing,” was released on August 15, 1975, under Warner Bros. Records and produced by Tom Dowd. The album peaked at No. 1 on the U.K. Albums chart and No. 9 on the Billboard 200. It went gold in the U.S.

and 4X platinum in Canada. The single “Sailing” stayed at No. 1 on the U.K. Singles chart for four weeks in September 1975, but was a minor hit in the U.S. (#58 Billboard Hot 100) despite the singer's huge popularity in the country. The next single, “This Old Heart of Mine” (1976), rose to No. 4 in the U.K. and No. 83 in the U.S. He had another U.K. No.1 hit single with Crazy Horse's song “I Don't Want to Talk About It” (released as a double A-side with “The First Cut Is the Deepest” in 1977). Stewart released the compilation album “The Best of Rod Stewart” in April 1976. The album went to No. 18 in the U.K. and No. 90 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified gold in the U.S. His career gained a significant boost in America later that same year with the release of the album “A Night on the Town,” again produced by Dowd. Another U.K. No.

1 hit album, it went to No.2 on the Billboard 200 and received double multi platinum certification in the U.S. The album spawned the popular singles “Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” (#1 US, #5 UK), “The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)” (#30 US, #5 UK) and “The First Cut Is the Deepest” (#21 US, #1 UK). In November 1977, he launched the eight studio album “Foot Loose & Fancy Free,” which rose to No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 3 in the U.K. Thanks to the successful singles “You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)” (#3 UK, #4 US), “Hot Legs” (#5 UK, #28 US) and “I Was Only Joking” (#5 UK, #22 US), the album earned triple multi platinum in the U.S. The ninth album, “Blondes Have More Fun,” followed a year later on November 24, 1978. The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and gave the singer another triple multi platinum release in the U.S.

The single “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy” was a hit in the United States and United Kingdom. Stewart closed out the decade by releasing the album “Greatest Hits, Vol.1” on October 12, 1979, which was a No.1 hit in the U.K. and a Top 30 hit in the U.S. (#22). It was certified triple multi platinum in the U.S. During the 1980s, Stewart recorded six studio albums, one live album, 1982's “Absolutely Live,” and one compilation album, 1989's “Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964-1990.” The tenth album, “Foolish Behaviour,” was released on November 21, 1980, and peaked at No. 4 in the U.K. and No. 12 on the U.S. charts. It was certified platinum in the U.K. and U.S. and produced the popular single “Passion.” “Tonight I'm Yours” followed on November 6, 1981. It charted at No.

11 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 in the U.K. and spawned three charted singles with the title track “Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me),” “Young Turks” and the cover song “Young.” The album also contained the U.S. rock hits “Jealous” (#44) and “Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)” (#38). After “Body Wishes” (June 10, 1983), which produced the U.K. No. 1 hit singles “Baby Jane” “Camouflage” (1984) and “Every Beat Of My Heart” (1986), the singer launched the studio album “Out Of Order” on May 23, 1988. The album made the top 20 in the U.K. and U.S. and was certified double multi platinum in the U.S. It featured the hit singles “Lost In You” (#12 US), “Forever Young” (#12 US), “My Heart Can't Tell You No” (#4 US) and “Crazy About Her” (#11 US).

On March 25, 1991, Stewart released the album “Vagabond Heart,” which rose to No. 2 on the U.K. Albums chart and No. 10 in the U.S. It yielded five singles with “It Takes Two” (1990, #5 UK), “Rhythm of My Heart” (#5 US), “The Motown Song” (#10 US), a cover for Robbie Robertson's song “Broken Arrow” (#20 US) and “Rebel Heart” (#17 US Rock chart). The album went platinum in the U.S. Stewart, however, did not resurface with an album of new material until four years later with “A Spanner In The Works,” which was released on May 29, 1995. It went to No.4 in the U.K. and No. 35 on the U.S. Albums chart and was certified gold in the U.S. The album produced five singles, including “Leave Virginia Alone” (#52 US), “You're the Star” (#19 UK), “Lady Luck” (#56 UK) and “Purple Heather” (#16 UK).

The album “When We Were the New Boys” followed on June 1, 1998. In the U.K., the album rose to No. 2 and went gold, but only peaked at No. 44 in the U.S. It featured three singles with the title track “When We Were the New Boys” (#75 Germany), “Rocks” (#55 UK) and “Ooh La La” (#16 UK and #39 US). 1990s also saw Stewart release the live album “Unplugged...and Seated” (1993), which rose to No. 2 in the U.S. and U.K. and earned triple multi platinum certification in the U.S. He also released the compilation albums “Downtown Train - Selections from the Storyteller Anthology” (1990, #20 US) and the platinum album “If We Fall In Love Tonight” (1996, #19 US). The album “Human” was launched on March 21, 2001, and marked his first and only release with Atlantic Records. Produced by Bob Dickins, the album peaked at No.

50 on the Billboard 200 and No. 9 in the U.K. It produced the singles “Run Back Into Your Arms,” “I Can't Deny It” and “Don't Come Around Here.” “I Can't Deny It” rose to No. 26 on the U.K. Singles chart and No. 18 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The follow up album, “It Had To Be You: The Great American Songbook,” Stewart's first album of pop standards, was released on October 22, 2002, under J Records. It went to No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the U.K. Albums chart and triple multi platinum in the U.S. The album produced two US Adult Contemporary hits with the songs “These Foolish Things” (#13) and “They Can't Take That Away from Me” (#27). On October 14, 2003, he launched his next album of Pop standards, “As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook 2,” which peaked at No. 2 and was certified double multi platinum in the U.S.

It generated two singles with “Time After Time” and “Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered” (with Cher). Stewart launched “Stardust: The Great American Songbook 3” on October 19, 2004. The album rocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3 in the U.K., where it received platinum certification. The album won Stewart a Grammy in 2005 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. It featured the popular duet songs “What a Wonderful World” (with Stevie Wonder), “Blue Moon” (with Eric Clapton) and “Baby, It's Cold Outside” (with Dolly Parton). In October 2005, Stewart released the fourth album of Pop standards, “Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV,” which rose to No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 3 in the U.K. It scored the Adult Contemporary hit singles “I've Got a Crush on You” (with Diana Ross) and “I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.” “Still The Same...

Great Rock Classics Of Our Time” followed in October 2006. Produced by John Shanks and Clive Davis, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 4 in the U.K. It spawned two hit singles with “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” and “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.” In October 2009, Stewart released the album “Soulbook,” which went to No. 4 in the U.S. and No. 9 in the U.K. In the new millennium, Stewart released “The Story So Far - The Very Best Of Rod Stewart” (2001), “The Complete American Songbook” (2007) and “The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998” (2009). Awards: Grammy: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, “Stardust ...

The Great American Songbook Volume III,” 2005 World Music: Diamond Award, 2001 Rod Stewart (Singer) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Rod Stewart Male Born Jan 10, 1945 Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter, born and raised in North London, and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down .… Read More related links Pregnant Pink Cozies Up To Daughter In Sweet Topless Photo Huffington Post - Dec 13, 2016 ' Pink canât hide her happiness in a new and intimate photo with daughter Willow Sage. \n The âJust Like Fireâ singer, who is expecting her second child with husband Carey Hart, posed for a photo revealing her very pregnant belly on Monday.

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Some Guys Have All The Luck: Rod Stewart Knighted At Buckingham Palace CNN - Oct 12, 2016 'Music legend <mark>Rod Stewart</mark> was knighted by Britain\'s Prince William at Buckingham Palace Tuesday, to become Sir Roderick Stewart. ' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Rod Stewart. CHILDHOOD 1945 Birth Roderick David Stewart was born at 507 Archway Road, Highgate, North London on 10 January 1945, the youngest of five children of Robert Stewart and Elsie Gilbart. … Read More His father was Scottish and had been a master builder in Leith, Edinburgh, while Elsie was English and had grown up in Upper Holloway in North London. Married in 1928, the couple had two sons and two daughters while living in Scotland, then they moved to Highgate. Stewart came after an eight-year gap following his youngest sibling; he was born at home during World War II. The family was neither affluent nor poor; Stewart was spoiled as the youngest, and has called his childhood "fantastically happy".

He had an undistinguished record at Highgate Primary School and failed the eleven plus exam. He then attended the William Grimshaw Secondary Modern School (later Fortismere School), Muswell Hill. His father retired from the building trade at age 65, buying a newsagent's shop on the Archway Road when Stewart was in his early teens; the family lived over the shop. Stewart's main hobby was railway modelling. Read Less TEENAGE 1956 - 1961 6 More Events 1956 11 Years Old … The family was mostly focused on football; Stewart's father had played in a local amateur team and managed some teams as well, and one of Stewart's earliest memories were the pictures of Scottish players such as George Young and Gordon Smith that his brothers had on the wall. Stewart was the most talented footballer in the family and was a strong supporter of Arsenal F.C. at the time. Combining natural athleticism with near-reckless aggression, he became captain of the school football team and played for Middlesex Schoolboys as centre-half. <br /><br />The family were also great fans of the singer Al Jolson and would sing and play his hits.

Stewart collected his records and saw his films, read books about him, and was influenced by his performing style and attitude towards his audience. Read Less His introduction to rock and roll was hearing Little Richard's 1956 hit "The Girl Can't Help It", and seeing Bill Haley & His Comets in concert. 1959 14 Years Old His father bought him a guitar in January 1959; the first song he learned was the folk tune "It Takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Song"; the first record he bought was Eddie Cochran's "C'mon Everybody". Show Less In 1960, he joined a skiffle group with schoolfriends called the Kool Kats, playing Lonnie Donegan and Chas McDevitt hits. … Read More Stewart left school at age 15 and worked briefly as a silk screen printer. Spurred on by his father, his ambition was to become a professional footballer. Read Less In summer 1960, he went for trials at Brentford F.C., a Third Division club at the time.

… Read More Contrary to some longstanding accounts, Stewart states in his 2012 autobiography that he was never signed to the club and that the club never called him back after his trials. In any case, regarding possible career options, Stewart concluded, "Well, a musician's life is a lot easier and I can also get drunk and make music, and I can't do that and play football. I plumped for music â¦ They're the only two things I can do actually: play football and sing."<br /><br /> Stewart worked in the family shop and as a newspaper delivery boy. He then worked briefly as a labourer for Highgate Cemetery, which became another part of his biographical lore. He worked in a North Finchley funeral parlour and as a fence erector and sign writer. Read Less Show Less In 1961 he went to Denmark Street with The Raiders and got a singing audition with well-known record producer Joe Meek, but Meek stopped the session with a rude sound.

… Read More Stewart began listening to British and American topical folk artists such as Ewan MacColl, Alex Campbell, Woody Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and especially Derroll Adams and the debut album of Bob Dylan. Read Less Stewart became attracted to beatnik attitudes and left-wing politics, living for a while in a beatnik houseboat at Shoreham-by-Sea. He was an active supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament at this time, joining the annual Aldermaston Marches from 1961-63 and being arrested on three occasions when he took part in sit-ins at Trafalgar Square and Whitehall for the cause. … Read More He also used the marches as a way to meet and bed girls. Read Less Show Less In 1962 he had his first serious relationship, with London art student Suzannah Boffey (and a friend of future model and actress Chrissie Shrimpton); he moved to a bed-sit in Muswell Hill to be near her. … Read More She became pregnant, but neither Rod nor his family wanted him to enter marriage; the baby girl was given up for adoption and Rod's and Suzannah's relationship ended.

Read Less In 1962, Stewart began hanging around folk singer Wizz Jones, busking at Leicester Square and other London spots. … Read More Stewart took up playing the then-fashionable harmonica. On several trips over the next 18 months Jones and Stewart took their act to Brighton and then to Paris, sleeping under bridges over the River Seine, and then finally to Barcelona. Read Less Show Less Finally this resulted in Stewart being rounded up and deported from Spain for vagrancy during 1963. … Read More At this time, Stewart, who had been at William Grimshaw School with three of their members, was briefly considered as singer for the embryonic Kinks. Read Less In 1963, Stewart adopted the Mod lifestyle and look, and began fashioning the spiky rooster hairstyle that would become his trademark. (It was made possible with sugar water or large amounts of his sisters' hair lacquer, backcombing, and his hands holding it in place to protect it from the winds of the Highgate Underground station.) Disillusioned by rock and roll, he saw Otis Redding perform in concert and began listening to Sam Cooke records; he became fascinated by rhythm and blues and soul music.

After returning to London, Stewart joined a rhythm and blues group, the Dimensions, in October 1963 as a harmonica player and part-time vocalist. … Read More It was his first professional job as a musician, although Stewart was still living at home and working in his brother's painting and picture frame shop. A somewhat more established singer from Birmingham, Jimmy Powell, then hired the group a few weeks later, and it became known as Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions, with Stewart being relegated to harmonica player. The group performed weekly at the famed Studio 51 club on Great Newport Street in London, where The Rolling Stones often headlined; this was Stewart's entrÃ©e into the thriving London R & B scene, and his harmonica playing improved in part from watching Mick Jagger on stage. Relations soon broke down between Powell and Stewart over roles within the group and Stewart departed. Read Less Show Less Stewart departed from Steampacket in March 1966, with Stewart saying he had been sacked and Auger saying he had quit. Stewart then joined a somewhat similar outfit, Shotgun Express, in May 1966 as co-lead vocalist with Beryl Marsden.

… Read More The other members included Mick Fleetwood and Peter Green (who would go on to form Fleetwood Mac), and Peter Bardens. Shotgun Express released one unsuccessful single in October 1966, the orchestra-heavy "I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round", before disbanding. Stewart later disparaged Shotgun Express as a poor imitation of Steampacket, and said "I was still getting this terrible feeling of doing other people's music. I think you can only start finding yourself when you write your own material." By now, Stewart had bounced around without achieving much success, with little to distinguish himself among other aspiring London singers other than the emerging rasp in his voice. Read Less 1967 22 Years Old Guitarist Jeff Beck recruited Stewart for his new post-Yardbirds venture, and in February 1967, Stewart joined the Jeff Beck Group as vocalist and sometime songwriter. … Read More This would become the big break of his early career. There he first played with Ronnie Wood whom he had first met in a London pub in 1964; the two soon became fast friends.

During its first year, the group experienced frequent changes of drummers and conflicts involving manager Mickie Most wanting to reduce Stewart's role; they toured the UK, and released a couple of singles that featured Stewart on their B-sides. Read Less Show Less Stewart's sputtering solo career also continued, with the March 1968 release of non-hit "Little Miss Understood" on Immediate Records. … Read More The Jeff Beck Group toured Western Europe in spring 1968, recorded, and were nearly destitute; then assistant manager Peter Grant booked them on a six-week tour of the United States starting in June 1968 with the Fillmore East in New York. The first-time-in-America Stewart suffered terrible stage fright during the opening show and hid behind the amplifier banks while singing; only a quick shot of brandy brought him out front. Nevertheless, the show and the tour were a big success, with Robert Shelton of The New York Times calling the group exciting and praising "the interaction of Mr.

Beck's wild and visionary guitar against the hoarse and insistent shouting of Rod Stewart," and New Musical Express reporting that the group was receiving standing ovations and pulling receipts equal to those of Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.<br /><br /> In August 1968, their first album Truth was released; by October it had risen to number 15 on the US albums chart but failed to chart in the UK. The album featured Beck's masterly guitar technique and manipulated sounds as Stewart's dramatic vocalising tackled the group's varied repertoire of blues, folk, rock, and proto-heavy metal. Stewart also co-wrote three of the songs, and credited the record for helping to develop his vocal abilities and the sandpaper quality in his voice. The group toured America again at the end of the year to a very strong reception, then suffered from more personnel upheaval (something that would continue throughout Beck's career). Read Less Mercury Records A&R man Lou Reizner had seen Stewart perform with Beck, and on 8 October 1968 signed him to a solo contract; but contractual complexities delayed Stewart's recording for him until July 1969.

… Read More Meanwhile, in May 1969, guitarist and singer Steve Marriott left English band The Small Faces. Read Less Show Less In 1988, he returned with Out of Order, produced by Duran Duran's Andy Taylor and by Bernard Edwards of Chic. "Lost in You", "Forever Young", "Crazy About Her", and "My Heart Can't Tell You No" from that album were all top 15 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and mainstream rock charts, with the latter even reaching the Top Five. "Forever Young" was an unconscious revision of Bob Dylan's song of the same name; the artists reached an agreement about sharing royalties. … Read More The song reached No. 12 in the US. Read Less In September 1988, Stewart performed "Forever Young" at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, and in 1989 he received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the song. 1989 44 Years Old In January 1989, Stewart set out on the South American leg of the Out of Order Tour playing to sell-out audiences throughout Americas.

… Read More There were 80,000 people at his show at Corregidora Stadium, QuerÃ©taro, MÃ©xico (9 April), and 50,000 at Jalisco Stadium, Guadalajara, Jalisco (12 April). In Buenos Aires, the audience at the River Plate Stadium, which seats 70,000+, was at over 90,000, with several thousand outside the stadium. Firehoses were sprayed on the crowd to avoid heat prostration. Read Less 1990 45 Years Old Stewart's version of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train" went to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. … Read More This song was taken from a four-CD compilation set called Storyteller â The Complete Anthology: 1964â1990. Read Less Show Less Released in 1991, the Vagabond Heart album continued Stewart's renewal and inspiration.

… Read More The lead single "It Takes Two" with Tina Turner, was released in 1990 in advance of the full album's release, and reached number five on the UK charts, but did not chart in the US. The follow-up songs from Vagabond Heart both reached the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991, with "Rhythm of My Heart" peaking at No. 5 and "The Motown Song" peaking at No. 10. Read Less In 1991, Stewart also contributed guest lead vocals to the song "My Town" by the Canadian band Glass Tiger. Show Less In late 2006, Stewart made his return to rock music and his new approach to country music with the release of Still the Same... … Read More Great Rock Classics of Our Time, a new album featuring rock and southern rock milestones from the last four decades, including a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain? ", which was released as the first single. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts with 184,000 copies in its first week.

The number one dÃ©but was helped by a concert in New York City that was on MSN Music and an appearance on Dancing with the Stars. He performed tracks from his new album live from the Nokia Theater on 9 October. Control Room broadcast the event Live on MSN and in 117 cinemas across the country via National CineMedia. Read Less In November 2006, Stewart was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. … Read More On 1 July 2007, Stewart performed at the Concert for Diana held at Wembley Stadium, London, an event which celebrated the life of Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death. He performed "Sailing", "Baby Jane" and "Maggie May". On 12 December, he performed for the first time at the Royal Variety Performance at the London Coliseum in front of HRH Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, singing another Cat Stevens number, "Father and Son", and Bonnie Tyler's song "It's a Heartache".

Read Less On 22 December 2006, Stewart hosted the 8th Annual A Home for the Holidays special on CBS at 8:00 pm (PST). Show Less On 14 January 2010, Rhino records released Stewart's Once in a Blue Moon, a "lost album" originally recorded in 1992, featuring ten cover songs including the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday", Bob Dylan's "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" and Stevie Nicks' "Stand Back", as well as Tom Waits' "Tom Traubert's Blues". On 19 October 2010, Stewart released another edition of his Great American Songbook series titled Fly Me to the Moon The Great American Songbook Volume V on J Records. Show Less In 2011, Stewart performed with Stevie Nicks on their Heart & Soul Tour. … Read More Starting on 20 March in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the tour visited arena concerts in North America â with performances in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa and Montreal, among others.

Read Less Stewart headlined the Sunday show at the 2011 Hard Rock Calling Festival on 26 June in London's Hyde Park. … Read More Stewart signed on to a two-year residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, commencing on 24 August. Performing his greatest hits, the residency also saw him perform selected tracks from his upcoming, untitled blues album. Read Less Show Less On 7 June 2012, it was announced that Stewart had signed a recording agreement with Universal Music Group. On 4 September 2012, it was announced that Stewart would be releasing his first Christmas album, titled Merry Christmas, Baby, on the Verve Music Group label (a division of Universal Music Group) on 30 October 2012. … Read More The album was produced by David Foster and features several duets, as well as an original song written by Stewart, Foster and Amy Foster called "Red-Suited Super Man". According to IFPI, Merry Christmas, Baby was the seventh best-selling album worldwide in 2012.

Read Less In October 2012, Stewart's autobiography titled Rod: The Autobiography was released (exact dates vary worldwide). In November 2012, Stewart performed "Auld Lang Syne" from his Christmas album and his hit "Sailing" at the Royal Albert Hall for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, which was attended by Queen Elizabeth II. … Read More Later that month, Stewart again performed at the Royal Albert Hall in front of the Queen during the 100th Royal Variety Performance, singing "When You Wish upon a Star". Read Less On 26 November 2012, Stewart's recording of "Let It Snow! … Read More Let It Snow! Let It Snow! " reached the top of the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. Stewart has had the number one song on this chart three times previously, the last being in 1993 with "Have I Told You Lately", giving him the second-largest hiatus between number ones in the history of the chart. The song remained in the No. 1 spot for a total of five weeks, tying it for the longest-leading holiday title in the chart's 51-year history.

Read Less On 10 December 2012, Stewart was a guest singer on Michael BublÃ©'s television Home for the Holidays Christmas special. Stewart was the tenth best-selling artist in Canada in the year 2012 according to year-end sales data from Nielsen Soundscan Canada. Show Less On 23 June 2015, Stewart announced the release of a new studio album titled Another Country. … Read More It was made available for pre-order and was released on 23 October 2015. The video for the first single "Love Is" is available on his Vevo account. Read Less … Before returning to the UK, Stewart played for his LA Exiles team made up of mostly English expatriates plus a few celebrities, including Billy Duffy of The Cult, in a senior soccer league in Palos Verdes, California. <br /><br />Despite his father being a supporter of Hibernian, Stewart is a supporter of Celtic, which he mentions in "You're in My Heart". He supports the Scotland national team and follows Manchester United as his English side, and he explains his love affair with both Celtic and Manchester United in Frank Worrall's book, Celtic United.

Stewart clarifies this more in his 2012 book (pp 163â64), Rod: The Autobiography, mentioning he "only had an attachment to Manchester United in the 1970s, but that was because they had so many great Scottish players in the 1970s, including Denis Law... When I did eventually click with a team, it was Celtic". Read Less He presented Celtic with the trophy after they won the 2015 Scottish League Cup Final. … Read More Stewart is a model railway enthusiast. His 23 x 124 foot (â7 x 37 m) HO scale layout in his Los Angeles home is modelled after the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroads during the 1940s. Called the Three Rivers City, the layout was featured in the cover story of the December 2007, December 2010, and February 2014 issues of Model Railroader magazine. In the 2007 article, Stewart said that it meant more to him to be in a model railroad magazine than a music magazine.

He has a second layout at his UK home, based on Britain's East Coast Main Line. In a sidebar to the 2014 Model Railroader article, Stewart admitted (in an anecdote about his having unwittingly mixed red scenery texturing material into a "turf" mix he used around the bases of buildings) that he is colour-blind. Read Less Stewart was estimated to have a fortune of Â£150 million in the Sunday Times Rich List of 2015, making him one of the 20 wealthiest people in the British music industry.

… Read More Stewart is known for his liaisons with women and has had eight children, by five different mothers: <br /><br /> In reference to his divorces, Stewart was once quoted as saying, "Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."<br /><br /> During his career, Rod Stewart has been a member of a number of groups including: <br /><br /> Stewart's album and single sales total have been variously estimated as more than 100 million, or at 200 million, in either case earning him a place on the list of best-selling music artists. Read Less Rod Stewart Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Singers Rod Stewart Biography Rod Stewart is a legendary British pop/rock singer-songwriter, who ruled the music world during the late 1960s and 1970s.

This biography profiles his childhood, life, music career, achievements and timeline Quick Facts Rod Steward, Stewart, Rod, Roderick David Stewart, Rod the Mod, Phyllis, Roderick David Famous as Penny Lancaster, Rachel Hunter, Alana Stewart children Alastair Wallace Stewart, Sean Stewart, Kimberly Stewart, Liam Stewart, Renee Stewart, Aiden Stewart, Sarah Streeter, Ruby Stewart education $235 million awards 2005 - Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Stardust: The Great American Songbook; Volume III 2001 - World Music Award - Chopard Diamond Award 1994 - American Music Award International Artist Award More Awards 1975 - NME Award for Best Album - Smiler 1993 - Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music 1993 - World Music Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution To The Music Industry 1972 - NME Award for New Disc Singer Image Credit Rod Stewart is a renowned British singer-songwriter, largely popular in the US and the UK.

After having brief stints with various bands, he got his first slice of success with the Jeff Beck Group and eventually rose to prominence with the band, Faces, introducing the blues-rock genre. Along with a group career, he launched his solo career and released albums that infused rock, R&B, soul music and folk music. Some of his best-selling albums included âEvery Picture Tells a Storyâ, âNever a Dull Momentâ, âBlondes Have More Funâ, âTonight Iâm Yoursâ, âAtlantic Crossingâ, and âGreat American Songbookâ series. He became a household name with some of his chart-topping singles, such as âMaggie Mayâ, âTonightâs the Nightâ, âDa Ya Think Iâm Sexy?â, âHave I Told You Latelyâ, and âDowntown Trainâ, with his signature raspy singing voice.

During his over five-decade career, he became a superstar in the rock and pop genre, giving numerous solo hit singles across the world, especially in the UK and the US. With over 130 million records sold worldwide, he is regarded as one of the best-selling British singers of all time. He has been honored with several awards for his services to music Childhood & Early Life Roderick David Stewart was born on January 10, 1945, in Highgate, North London, to Scottish father Robert Stewart and English mother Elsie Gilbart. After failing to clear his eleven-plus exam at Highgate Primary School, he was enrolled at William Grimshaw Secondary Modern School, Hornsey. He learnt playing the guitar at the age of 14 and started performing on hit songs of Lonnie Donegan and Chas McDevitt with his school friends in a skiffle group, Kool Kats. After quitting school at 15, he took up odd jobs to support his family, working as a silk screen printer, newspaper delivery boy, grave digger, and fence erector.

Career Starting 1961, he worked with different bands, namely, Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions, Hoochie Coochie Men, Steampacket, and Shotgun Express, and had his share of flop releases. He joined Jeff Back Group in 1967 as a vocalist and got his first dose of success. In 1968, the heavy blues-rock group rose to popularity with their first album âTruthâ, which reached No. 15 on the US albums chart. The group disbanded after the release of its second album âBeck-Olaâ in 1969. Soon after, he joined the English band, Faces, and released its debut album âFirst Stepâ in 1970. He launched his solo career with his debut album âAn Old Raincoat Wonât Let You Downâ in 1969, followed by âGasoline Alleyâ in 1970.

The band got its first Top 40 hit with the single âStay with Meâ from âA Nod Is as Good as a Winkâ¦ To a Blind Horseâ in 1971. His thriving solo career aroused tensions within the band which continued while touring in 1972. The release of his chart-topping 1973 album âNever a Dull Momentâ, added to the fury. In 1973, the band recorded their final album âOoh La Laâ, after which they embarked a world tour and broke-up in 1975. In 1975, he shifted base to Los Angeles and recorded hit albums - âA Night on the Townâ (1976) and âFoot Loose & Fancy Freeâ (1977), with singles âTonightâs the Nightâ and âYouâre in my Heartâ topping the music charts.

His 1981 platinum album âTonight Iâm Yoursâ included elements of new wave and snythpop, after which his career started slowing down. He bounced back with his 1988 album âOut of Orderâ with its entire singles hitting the Billboard Hot 100, while his single âDowntown Trainâ from âStorytellerâ (1989) reached No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100. He recorded an MTV Unplugged concert, with Ronnie Wood, in 1993, which resulted in the top-selling album âUnpluggedâ¦ and Seatedâ, featuring the hit single âHave I Told You Latelyâ. His other albums included âA Spanner in the Worksâ (1995), âIf We Fall in Love Tonightâ (1996), âWhen We Were the New Boysâ (1998), and âThe Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewartâ (2001).

He recorded four volumes of âThe Great American Songbookâ series â âIt Had To Be Youâ (2002), âAs Time Goes Byâ (2003), âStardustâ (2004), and âThanks for the Memoryâ (2005), with remakes of the classic songs of 1930s and 1940s. In 2010, he recorded a fifth edition of the Great American Songbook series â âFly Me to the Moonâ. He published his autobiography âRod: The Autobiographyâ in 2012, following which he released his Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart topper âLet It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!â Major Works In 1971, his third solo album âEvery Picture Tells a Storyâ, featuring the single âMaggie Mayâ, made him a superstar overnight with both the album and single topping the charts in the US and the UK.

His 1978 album âBlondes Have More Funâ blended disco with his music formula, evident from his smash hit single âDa Ya Think Iâm Sexy?, which sold over 4 million albums and topped the Billboard album charts. In 1975, he released his chartbuster album âAtlantic Crossingâ, featuring the top UK hit single âSailingâ, which remains his best-selling single in the UK till date. Awards & Achievements In 1971, his single âMaggie Mayâ was included in the â500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Rollâ at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He won the âOutstanding Contribution to Musicâ award at the Brit Awards in 1993. In 1994, he was inducted into the âRock and Roll Hall of Fameâ and made a Guinness Book of World Record for performing the largest free rock concert attracting 4.2 million people at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro.

He won the Grammy Award for âStardustâ¦ The Great American Songbook Volume IIIâ in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category in 2005. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 and was inducted into the âUK Music Hall of Fameâ in 2006. In 2007, he received his Order of the British Empire medal towards his contribution to music. He was voted #17 on the list of âBillboard Hot 100 All-Time Pop Artistsâ by Billboard magazine in 2008. He was ranked #33 and #59 in the âTop 100 Greatest Singers of all Timeâ by Q Magazine and Rolling Stone respectively. Personal Life & Legacy In 1962, he had a brief affair with London art student, Suzannah Boffey, which ended after the birth of their daughter, Sarah Streeter, in 1963, who was put up for adoption.

He had two children from his first marriage to Alana Hamilton in 1979 â daughter Kimberley Alana Stewart (1979) and son Sean Roderick Stewart (1980). The couple divorced in 1984. He fathered a daughter, Ruby Stewart (1987), from his model girlfriend Kelly Emberg, whom he romanced during 1983-1990. He married model Rachel Hunter in 1990 and had two children â daughter Renee Cecili Stewart (1992) and son Liam McAlister Stewart (1994). The duo separated in 1999 and divorced in 2006. He started dating covergirl-turned-photographer Penny Lancaster in 1999 and had a son, Alastair Wallace Stewart, in 2005. The couple married in 2007 and had another son, Aiden Patrick Stewart, in 2011. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2000 and underwent successful surgery soon after.

Net Worth Rod Stewart has a net worth of about $235 million Translate this page to Spanish, French, Hindi, Portuguese Pictures of Rod Stewart 1000+ images about Album Covers on Pinterest | Ticket to ride, Beatles and Bruce springsteen Forward April 2nd, 2013: "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" is a song written by Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings & performed by Stewart on his album Blondes Have More Fun. The song was released as a single in late 1978. Royalties from the song were donated to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Stewart performed the song at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in January 1979 See More Download music Rod Stewart. Buy Rod Stewart album mp3. Pop , Rock: Pop-Rock , Retro , Rock , Folk: Rock , Classic Rock / Pop-Rock , Roderick David Stewart, better known as Rod Stewart is an English rock singer-songwriter, born on January 10, 1945 in London, England.

He became prominent as a member of such bands like the Jeff Beck Group and The Faces, but the real success came to him during his solo career. Rod Stewart has released quite a number of albums and many of them reached the top spot of the American and British albums charts and many of them were certified Platinum several times. His 3 x Multi-Platinum albums in the US are Foot Loose & Fancy Free, Blondes Have More Fun, It Had to Be You: the Great American Songbook. He also reached considerable popularity in Canada and all around the world in general. During his career, he has released many singles number one including “Maggie May”, You Wear it Well, "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)", "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?". You can download Best of Rod Stewart in mp3 from our site. Related Artists Rod Stewart Torrent Download 1986 Every Beat Of My Heart 1988 Out Of Order 1995 A Spanner In The Works 1998 When We Were The New Boys 2001 Human 2002 It Had To Be You... The Complete Great American Songbook (Volume I) 2003 As Time Goes By...

The Great American Songbook (Volume II) 2004 Stardust... The Complete Great American Songbook (Volume III) 2005 Thanks For The Memory... The Great American Songbook (Volume IV) 2006 Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time 2009 Soulbook 2010 Fly Me To The Moon... The Great American Song Book (Volume V) 2012 Merry Christmas, Baby (Deluxe Edition) 2013 Time (Deluxe Edition) Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock singer-songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of English and Scottish ancestry. Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. He has had six consecutive number one albums in the UK, and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2007, he received a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then with Faces, though his music career had begun in 1962 when he took up busking with a harmonica. In October 1963 he joined the Dimensions as a harmonica player and part-time vocalist, then in 1964 he joined Long John Baldry and the All Stars. Later, in August 1964, he also signed a solo contract, releasing his first solo single, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", in October of the same year. He maintained a solo career alongside a group career, releasing his debut solo album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album), in 1969. His early albums were a fusion of rock, folk music, soul music and R&B. His aggressive blues work with The Jeff Beck Group and the Faces influenced heavy metal genres.

From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Stewart's music often took on a new wave or soft rock/middle-of-the-road quality, and in the early 2000s he released a series of successful albums interpreting the Great American Songbook. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the "Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists". A Grammy and Brit Award recipient, he was voted at No. 33 in Q Magazine's list of the top 100 Greatest Singers of all time, and No. 59 on Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers of all time. As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006 and was inducted a second time into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, as a member of the Faces. Discussion Rod Stewart Discography at Discogs Roderick David Stewart Profile: British singer, born January 10, 1945 in London, England.

In addition to his successful solo career, he has also been a member of successful high-profile rock groups the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces . Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 (Performer). Sites:

Question: Which British singer released a 1972 album entitled ‘Blondes Have More Fun’?
Answer: Rod Stewart